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VELGGIPEDE.

Patented P88.V 7, 1888.

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. velocipedes, whereby the velocipede can be- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. GooDsELL, or roUGHKEEPsIE, NEw Yoan.

VELOCmEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No: 377.610, dated February 7, 1888.

, Application filed october 6, 1857.' serial No. 251,623. (Nd model.)

To all whom it 'may @ofwel/711:

Be it known that I, `CHARLES H. GooDsELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Velocipedes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in readily operated, as set forth in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a velocipede. Fig; 2 is asectionin the plane x x, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail view of actuating mechanism for a driving-wheel. Fig. 4 is a section in the plane y y, Fig. 3. .v

Similar lettersindicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates a backbone or frame having a steering-wheel, B, and a driving-wheel, C. rlwo wheels C, one on each side of the vehicle, may be applied, and one or both of said wheels C may be made to act as a driving-wheel. The steeringfwheel B is mounted in a frame or support, D, adapted to swivel or rotate so as to make the wheel B guide'the device. A handle, E, is adapted to enable the frame D to be swiveled or turned. Said handle E is adapted to be oscillated about the pivot F, as will be hereinafter setforth.

The seat G for the driver isgplaced so as to allow ready grasping of the handle E, and the feet of the driver are used to work the treadles J. About the driving-wheel or about its hub oraxleis led a belt or chain, H, which passes about a pulley, I, to which pulley the treadles J are connected. vThe treadles can thus be actuated to turn the pulley I and the drivingwheel C.

'Io the pulleyI are `connected one or more ratchet-wheels, K. A pawl, L, engages each ratchet-wheel. The pawl L is pivotedor jointed to the bell-crank lever N O. A pivot, M, is shown as connecting the pawl and bell-crank lever. A spring, P, is arranged to press the pawl L into engagement with the ratchetwheel K.

To the pawl L is connected a link or rod, Q, which rod is `jointed at S to the lever R. The lever R has a shoulder, T, Fig. 3. When the lever R is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the pawl L is in gear with the ratchet K. By swinging the lever R about the pivot or joint S, so that the shoulder T will strike against the backbone A, a pull will be exerted by the lever R upon the link Q, wherebysaid link will be moved so as to carry thepawl L out of gear with the ratchet K.. The pawl L can thus be put into gear or out of gear with the ratchet K, as may be desired, by the lever' The driver, sitting at G, operates the treadles J with the feet, thereby actuating the driving-V wheel C. If'said driver desires to impart additional force to the drivingwheel, the'pawl L is put into engagement with the ratchet K, and then the hands of the driver are used to oscillate or reci procatethe handleE about the pivot or fulcrum F, thereby oscillating the connections X U and the levers V W andN'v O, as also the pawl L. The reciprocations of the pawl L rotate the ratchet K in the direction of arrow l, Fig. 3. As the teeth of the .ratchet K allow the pawl L to glide over said teeth when moving `in one direction, but to catch the ratchet K when movinginthe other direction, the rotation of the ratchet K will rotate the pulley I and move the chain H, so

as to properly actuate the driving-wheel C.

As the handle E is detachably connected to the driving-'wheelv by reason of the pawl L being capable of being put out of gear with `the ratchet K, the driving-wheel Ck can at anytime be actuated by the treadles J alone, if desired. By having the handle F oscillating consider' go. y

able force can be brought to bear on itas the driver'can use the weight of a large Apart of his body to press on the handle, so asto oscil-r`r Y "K A late said handle, while at the same time thev -various parts of the handle remain at a practically-uniform distance from the seat G. The I oscillating handle is thus preferable tba rotating or crank handle.

The connections X U, with their bell-cranks, and also the pawls L and ratchets K, are shown applied in duplicate, so as to increase their efficiency. If desired, the driver may resthis feet at certain periods and operate the driving-wheel merely by the handle E.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Lett-ers Patent, is-

1. In a velocipede, the combination, with a backbone or frame, a driving -wheel, and a steering-Wheel, of a steeringbar centrally pivoted to the frame of the steering-wheel, a pulley geared to the driving-wheel and having a ratchet on its. shaft, and connections between the pivoted steering-bar and a pawl or pawls engaging with the ratchet, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a backbone or frame and a steering and driving Wheel, oi' ratchets on the shaft of the driving-pulley, pawls engaging with the ratchet, a steeringbar centrally pivoted to theV frame, and links and bell-cranks connecting said steering-bar to the pawls, substantially as described.

- 3. The combination, with a backbone or frame and a steering and driving wheel, of a ratchet connected to said driving-wheel, a pawl made to engage said ratchet, and a rocking actuating-handle and releasing mechanism connected to said pawl, substantially as set Orth.

4. The combination, with a backbone or frame, a steering and driving wheel, and a ratchet connected to said driving-wheel, of an actu ating-handle, a bell-crank lever connected to said handle, and a pawl jointed to said bellcranklever and made to engage said ratchet, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with a backbone or frame and with a driving andasteering wheel, of ratchets on the shaft of the driving-pulley,

pawls engaging with said ratchets, bell-cranks W. C. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

